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1943 in Poland

Explore 9 historical events and records for Poland in 1943.

Historical records for Poland in 1943

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April

Massacre

Sikorski, Wladyslaw ยท Katyn ยท Prime Minister of Poland ยท Warfare / World War, 2nd

Evidence by the Nazis emerges of a massacre of Polish officers & soldiers by Russia

Recognition of the Union of Polish Patriots

Sikorski, Wladyslaw ยท Prime Minister of Poland ยท Warfare / World War, 2nd

Stalin uses the Katyn massacre to sever relations with the Polish Government. Stalin recognizes the "Union of Polish Patriots", the core of a Soviet puppet regime

July

Death of Wladyslaw Sikorski

Sikorski, Wladyslaw ยท Gibraltar ยท Prime Minister of Poland ยท Warfare / World War, 2nd

Dies in a plane crash at Gibraltar

Prime Minister of Poland

Mikolajczyk, Stanislaw ยท Prime Minister of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, in exile

Other events (month unknown)

Commander in Chief

Komorowski, Tadeusz Bor ยท Commander in Chief ยท Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief, Home Army

Commander in Chief

Komorowski, Tadeusz Bor ยท Commander in Chief ยท Warfare / World War, 2nd

Appointed Commander in Chief, Home Army

Death of Wladyslaw Sikorski

Sikorski, Wladyslaw ยท Gibraltar ยท Prime Minister of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Death of Wladyslaw Sikorski, killed in an aircrash

Polish Workers

Gomulka, Wladyslaw ยท Secretary General PWP ยท Politics / Polish Workers Party

Helps establish the Polish Workers Party

Secretary General of Polish Workers Party

Gomulka, Wladyslaw ยท Secretary General of Polish Workers Party ยท Government / Government of Poland

Appointed Secretary General of the Polish Workers Party

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